Sr. Associate, Structural (Stress) Engineer

L3Harris; Greenville (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

L3Harris is seeking a Sr. Associate Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer) to analyze aircraft structures using classical hand methods and FE analysis. You will mentor a small team, manage budgets and schedules, and contribute to bids and labor forecasts.

This on-site role is based in Greenville, Rockwall, or Plano, TX with a 9/80 schedule and travel to flight lines as needed. Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor’s in a relevant field (Graduate degree preferred) with experience in fixed-wing fuselage

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or graduate degree in a relevant field with aerospace experience.
• Experience with fixed-wing fuselage structural analysis and FAA airworthiness.
• Ability to lead a small team and manage budgets/schedules.

Responsibilities

• Use hand analysis and FE models to predict loads and stresses.
• Collaborate with design engineers on modifications and installations.
• Develop structural tests and document results for compliance.
• Lead engineers, mentor staff, and manage labor forecasts.
• Prepare bids and assist in labor forecasting for bids.

Skills

Finite element analysis

Team leadership

Budget management

NX

MSCNastran

Excel VBA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

Femap

Teamcenter

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris is the Trusted Disruptor in defense tech. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title: Sr. Associate, Structural Engineer (Stress Engineer)

Job Code: 47673

Job Location: Greenville, Rockwall, or Plano, TX (On-Site)

Job Schedule: 9/80: Employees work 9 out of every 14 days - totaling 80 hours worked - and have every other Friday off.

Job Description:

L3Harris is seeking qualified individuals to join our Aeronautical Systems Engineering team as a Stress Engineer. In this role, you will perform analysis of aircraft structure using classical and finite element analysis methods to develop free body diagrams, calculate internal loads and stresses, and write margins of safety for static strength. You will lead a small team of other stress engineers by mentoring them on technical problems and managing their budget and schedule performance. You will also support the development of engineering estimates for bids and provide input for a monthly labor forecast for your team.

Selected candidate can sit in Greenville, TX, Rockwall, TX, or Plano, TX position will be On-Site

Essential Functions:

• Use classical hand analysis and create finite element models to predict internal loads, displacements, and stresses for complex structure.

• Collaborate with design engineers to develop aircraft modifications and installations and ensure the design meets airworthiness requirements.

• Generate free body diagrams and calculate internal loads and stresses.

• Develop structural tests and post-process the results to establish allowable strength data.

• Document structural analysis in formal reports to show compliance with airworthiness requirements.

• Manage personal work to stay within scope, budget, and schedule for assigned tasks.

• Mentor and lead other engineers in performing structural analysis.

• Estimate engineering labor hours for formal bids and manage labor forecasts for a small team of engineers.

• The ability to analyze the static strength of aircraft structure with classical methods from publicly available data.

• Advanced knowledge of the application of finite element analysis with Femap and MSC Nastran for FAA projects.

• Review engineering design data with CAD and PLM software.

• Familiarity with FAA and military airworthiness requirements for static strength.

• Able to travel to and from flight lines and work in aircraft hangar environments (some positions will require the ability to board/exit aircraft).

• Willing and able to travel. (5%)

• Excellent computer skills including working knowledge of MS Office Suite.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance.

• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

  Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with two (2) years of commercial fixed-wing transport category airplane fuselage structural analysis experience.

• Graduate degree with zero (0) to two (2) years of commercial fixed-wing transport category airplane fuselage structural analysis experience.

• In Lieu of a degree, minimum of six (6) years of commercial fixed-wing transport category airplane fuselage structural analysis experience.

  Preferred Additional Skills:

• Active Secret Clearance.

• Experience with NX and Teamcenter.

• Skilled in automating calculations using VBA in Excel or another programming language.

• Experience in engineering leadership.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. L3Harris is committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity and maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws. L3Harris maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks, where permitted by law.

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